Rhodes rubbed the Sovereign Artifact Ring in his hand, gazing affectionately at the beautiful young woman who possessed looks, a figure, and strength all in one.
"Whew..." He took a deep breath and slowly walked toward Hathaway.
"Hathaway, will you walk hand in hand with me through the endless future, never leaving my side?" Holding the Sovereign Artifact Ring, Rhodes looked at Hathaway affectionately.
As Hathaway watched Rhodes slowly approach and heard his words, a blush crept onto her face, making her look even more adorable and alluring, enough to make someone want to take a bite. Already lovely and beautiful, she now had an added air of innocent shyness that made it even harder to look away.
"I will," Hathaway said softly, her face full of shyness. Seeing Rhodes still holding the ring, she extended her slender, jade-like hand, and Rhodes slipped the ring formed from the Overgod Artifact onto the ring finger of her left hand.
Then he pulled Hathaway straight into his arms. Her already flushed face looked as though it might drip blood, and even her little earlobes, originally as white as jade, turned bright red, making one long to take them into one's mouth and taste just what those crimson little earlobes tasted like!
In the Infernal Realm, atop Heaven-Reaching Peak.
"Rhodes, this is all the power I can draw from this Overgod Artifact, but it's already very strong. It can block both your material attacks and your soul attacks. It's just rather troublesome to keep changing it back and forth."
"Hmph, so that's why the Death Overgod left so quickly that day. She actually tampered with the Overgod Artifact! Hmph, I'm furious!" Rhodes had remained indignant about this. Twenty years had passed since they returned from the Starting Point Continent plane, yet he